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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1913
Page
3
The Jones Stevens Drug Co promotes Adler ka a buckthorn bark and gycerine mix as a simple German remedy that allegedly cures appendicitis and provides instant relief from sour stomach and constipation with a single dose. Local Greencastle residents praise the product and its quick action.
The Treasurer of Putnam County will offer for sale at his court house office in Greencastle Indiana three sets of road bonds dated July 7 1913. The T J McCammack road bonds total 2740 dollars 20 bonds of 137 dollars each. The Hiram Hurst road bonds total 6600 dollars 20 bonds of 308 dollars each. The John A Hovermale road bonds total 7600 dollars 20 bonds of 380 dollars each. Interest is 4 percent per road with first due May 15 1914. Sealed bids for each road separately due by 12 00 noon July 7 1913. Bids ready for purchaser on sale day. Signed Arthur L Reat Treasurer Putnam County. Wiky July 4-11 Daily July 1-5.
Creditors heirs and legatees of Louisa Bernamer deceased are warned to appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Greencastle Indiana on September 1 1913 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares Witness Clerk Arthur J Hamrick June 20 1913 Putnam Circuit Court.
Mrs. G Stengle of Plainfield New Jersey says after a month of stomach upset Chamberlains Tablets helped. She read letters from cured users, took nearly three quarters of a package, and can now eat almost anything. Sold by all dealers.
A San Marcos engineer surveys a Michoacan landowners project to use crater lakes from extinct volcanoes near Ajuno for irrigation. Feasibility seems positive though costly, with tunnels and locks needed to control water flow. Potential hydroelectric power could exceed 100000 horsepower for nearby cities and industries within 200 miles.
The sermon argues that earthly buildings crumble while a true eternal home exists in heaven. Immortality is humanity’s enduring hope, attainable only through a spiritual rebirth and ongoing growth in Christ. Present life offers fellowship with God, and growth continues beyond resurrection toward final perfection.
Magee Adams aged seventeen totally blind, graduated from Milford High School as class valedictorian and won the Pattison scholarship at Chiio Wesleyan University. He credits his mother for his success and recalls a 190? accident in Columbus when a playmate shot him, leaving him blind in both eyes.
Roslin Fish a Melrose city employe who walked ahead of a steam road roller with a red flag was struck and killed on Main Street. The 54 year old former artist's model collapsed beneath the machine as it passed through the busy business district. The engineer halted the roller only after it had risen to his shoulders.
Advertises Hollister's A. M. Tea as a purifying blood and cleansing complexion remedy for stomach and liver ailments with pimples and impurities, offered for sale at Owl Drug Store.
W. D. Magli, a well known merchant of Whitemound Wisconsin, bought a stock of Chamberlain’s medicine to supply customers. After receiving them he fell sick and says one small bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the cost of his entire stock. For sale by all dealers.
W M McGAUGHEY physician and surgeon lists office in Evens Block 24 Seat Jackson street and residence at Bloomingtor nd Seminary street with office telephone 327 and residence 859 for patient contact.
In Bangor Pennsylvania at Hasen sandpit Mt Bethel a crow battled a blacksnake. The crow evaded the snake and pecked out its eyes. Workmen intervened and foreman Moore Hazen killed the snake.
Hampton Virginia fire destroys the Chesterville house once owned by Mrs. Robert Hudgins on Back River. Local historians say the residence dated over 175 years and was linked to George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence, as the original Wythe home.
Austin Miller, a mechanician formerly of Detroit, died while testing an automobile on the Brook road in Richmond Virginia. A tire burst hurling him against a cedar tree tore his body nearly in two at the waist.
James Lucash aged 55 died after climbing a coal pier at Curtis Bay in Baltimore and sliding 60 feet down a chute into the Patapsco River. The oppressive humidity was blamed for the fatal accident.
In Watervilla Pennsylvania Jabez Hollicker and two sons return from firefighting to find a bear family under an overshot barn. A mare died while fighting the terror caused by the bears, who were singed from a forest fire and left in place overnight before disappearing at dawn.
The bones of F. B. Fisk of Boston, a miner and prospector who vanished in 1908, were found in a deserted Klutina river cabin near Valdez Alaska. A diary on an almanac margin records his suffering from starvation with terse entries ending Feb 28.
Interstate Commerce Commission condemned excessive ice transport charges from Pocono Mountains and Trout Lake to New Jersey and other Eastern states. It awarded 64910 dollars in reparations to Mountain Ice Company, Trout Lake Ice Company, and others against several railroads. carriers have since adjusted rates equitably.
The Rev Thomas Grieves pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Greenwich plans to sell his possessions and give the proceeds to the parents of Mary Maginn of Saratoga Springs whom he killed by car. The car and his Riverside cottage are for sale. A coroner's jury found him blameless, though he grieves deeply.
James Towner a Lackawanna engineer was killed at Forge Cut when he went to a spring for water. His stalled engine prompted a relief train to arrive and collide with him. The incident occurred in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania.
A 17-year-old, Robert Freeman, son of Samuel Freeman of Bath, went with companions Harley Beers and Charles Sherry to the Pennsylvania Cement Company reservoir in Bethlehem to swim. He could not swim and sank in deep water.
The Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill granting suffrage to women and will submit it to voters for approval. If endorsed, the measure would take effect in 191%.
The sheriff of Putnam County Indiana will auction rents and profits from several parcels totaling about 70 acres described as parts of Section 15 and 21 in Township 16 North Range 3 West plus related tracts, to satisfy a decree of $3 972.07 with interest and costs. Sale set for July 5 1913 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Greencastle courthouse. If rents fail to suffice the fee simple of the property may be offered for sale. Postings June 9 1913 and weekly through July 4.
A brisk energy tonic named Hollis ter s KR M Tea is advertised as boosting activity and liveliness. Available for purchase at Owl Drug Store with standard consumer details implied.
Summer tourist excursion fares in effect June 1st to Sept 30th with final return by Oct 31st 1913. Applies to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Illinois Kentucky Manitoba Maryland Mexico Michigan Minnesota Montana New Mexico North Carolina Ontario Oregon South Dakota Tennessee Utah Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming. For rates and times of traveling and reservations apply Agent Monon Route J D Ellis Agent.
A summer staple Hollister's A. M. Tea advertised to clear the stomach bowels and kidneys and regulate and purify the system. Sold by Owl Drug store with emphasis on health benefits.
Classified notice notes want ads accepted by the Daily Herald at a rate of one half cent per word. The scope covers brief advertisements and listings prepared by readers. Low cost rates apply for small notices.
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